ADA Upgrades

ADA Compliance Inspection/Audit

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is a law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It is our goal to ensure that your building is compliant with the rules and regulations surrounding ADA. ADA compliance outlines specific laws that require your site and building to have accommodations for those with disabilities.

Skilled Services has extensive knowledge regarding ADA compliance. These regulations change frequently, and we make sure to stay up-to-date so that your business remains compliant.

We frequently provide the following upgrades:

• Signage and Striping
• Surface Slopes
• Concrete Ramps
• Handrails
• Walkways and Landings
• Wheel Chair Lifts
• Elevators

ADA Accessibility Compliance

Accessibility compliance refers to the changes you must make to your facility to make it accessible to those with disabilities. This may include:

• Site Access – Making sure that the main entrance is close to the designated accessible parking spaces. Is it easy to get safely from the parking lot to the building without obstacles (stairs, curbs, traffic, etc.).
• Entrances – Ensuring that there is an entrance in the front of the facility specifically for those with disabilities.
• Hallways – This includes making sure that the route from the entrance to the meeting location is close and not blocked off by barriers. Also, ensuring that elevators are easily accessible if needed.
• Meeting Rooms – Ensuring that the aisles in meeting rooms are wide enough to accommodate canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc. Also, ensuring that there are accessible spaces in the meeting room for wheelchairs.

Essentially, accessibility is making sure your entire site and the inside of your facility accommodates those with disabilities. To learn more about accessibility requirements in Tennessee, you can click here.

ADA Bathroom Compliance Guidelines

A building’s restrooms must follow specific guidelines to remain ADA compliant. There are many regulations regarding measurements, accessibility, and signage in restrooms.

• Sinks and Faucets – Sinks and faucets cannot be mounted too high. Faucets must be lever-operated, push, touch, or electronically controlled. They should be able to use one hand to operate the sink.
• Stalls – Handicapped stalls should have grab bars, hang at a maximum of 17 inches from the floor, and flush valves shouldn’t require tight grasping.
• Doors – Doors should open with minimal force and have handles that are easy to grab.

Skilled Services is a trusted, reliable partner for ADA restroom compliance guidelines. We know exactly what an ADA compliant bathroom should look like, down to the exact measurements.

If your business has recently received a complaint regarding ADA compliance and regulations, contact Skilled Services. We would be more than happy to do a full audit of your facility and get your business up to compliance. For ADA compliance upgrades, contact Skilled Services.